Calculators Are A Students Best Friend
Verified Non-Profit
$3,400
$2,510 goal
This Fundraiser Has Ended
Every share can raise $11
The Description
I am looking to purchase 40 TI-83 calculators for our high school students. We are so lucky to have Texas Discount Electronics offer us the calculators at such a low cost of $58/calculator. Usually these calculators are approximately $100/calculator. With their awesome support, we are able to purchase a new TI-83 calculator for every $58 raised. Our goal is for 40 calculators but we hope to raise more money to purchase more calculators, up to 100.
One of the biggest struggles we face on campus is making sure our kids have the materials necessary to perform well. Because calculators are so expensive and almost 90% of our students are on free or reduced lunch, this is one of the most difficult supplies for our kids to get. Last month, many of our students had to take an ACT exam without a calculator. Something as small as not having a calculator could be the difference-maker for our kids’ college admissions. We want to make sure our kids our setup for success, and this would help out greatly.
Thank you for supporting me and my great students!!!
Back Up Plan
If we do not reach our goal we will use the raised funds to purchase as many calculators as we are able to purchase.
Fundraiser Updates (1)
02/11 Update
February 11, 2014
Dear Investors,
Words cannot express the joy and excitement I have! It is great to see that you share my vision for reaching children. Because of your generosity, ALL students at KIPP Houston High School have been granted an opportunity to access technology for learning. On behalf of our students, I would like to say thank you for your generosity toward this educational project.
The project you have funded will allow our students to use technology to explore mathematical and scientific concepts and also participate in inquiry-based learning. All of our math and science classrooms will have a class set of calculators!
Students will have the tools to create and explain their own concepts across a number of subject areas. Because of your donations, our students will be able to use twenty-first century tools to grasp complicated, in-depth academic concepts.
Thank you so much. I can't wait to introduce these calculators to my scholars!
About the Creator
Born and raised in the same community that my students live in, I was lucky to have adults in my life that pushed me to be where I am today. Because of my parents and teachers, I can proudly say I am a Duke graduate and TFA alum. I want to be the adult in the life of my students who pushes them, so that their futures are not determined by the zip code they live in.
Investments (22)
$100
Amal Coleman
10 years ago
$580
CN and Maria Papadopoulos Charitable Foundation, Inc
10 years ago
$100
Aida Saleh
10 years ago
$20
Anonymous
10 years ago
$50
Laura R Lupfer
10 years ago
$50
Maria L. Menchaca
10 years ago
$390
Anonymous
10 years ago
$100
Patricia McAlpine
10 years ago
$50
Leonard Hardgrave
10 years ago
$60
Jill King
10 years ago
$200
Anonymous
10 years ago
$58
Michelle Sexton
10 years ago
$999
Anonymous
10 years ago
$50
janice keil
10 years ago
$100
Tricia Hawks
10 years ago
$5
Scott Houston
10 years ago
$25
Chris Gonzalez
10 years ago
$100
Mohamad Maarouf
10 years ago
$5
Chelsea Bucklew
10 years ago
$250
Anonymous
10 years ago
$58
Ryann Madden
10 years ago
$50
Michael Feinberg
10 years ago
Comments (1)
Mohamad Maarouf February 11, 2014
Words cannot express the joy and excitement I have! It is great to see that you share my vision for reaching children. Because of your generosity, ALL students at KIPP Houston High School have been granted an opportunity to access technology for learning. On behalf of our students, I would like to say thank you for your generosity toward this educational project.
The project you have funded will allow our students to use technology to explore mathematical and scientific concepts and also participate in inquiry-based learning. All of our math and science classrooms will have a class set of calculators!
Students will have the tools to create and explain their own concepts across a number of subject areas. Because of your donations, our students will be able to use twenty-first century tools to grasp complicated, in-depth academic concepts.
Thank you so much. I can't wait to introduce these calculators to my scholars!
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